Presidency denies plan to inaugurate new Ministers on Wednesday

The Presidency has dismissed reports making rounds on some news
portals that plans have been concluded for the Acting President,
Yemi Osinbajo, to swear-in two ministers from Kogi and Gombe states
on Wednesday‎.

The Ministers are Stephen Ocheni and Suleiman Hassan. Both of
them were confirmed by the Senate in April.

Ocheni is to replace the late former Minister of State for
Labour, James Ocholi, while Hassan is to replace Amina Mohammed who
resigned as Minister of Environment to become the United Nations
Deputy Secretary-General.

Dismissing the reports Tuesday night, Garba Shehu, the Senior
Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, wrote on
his Twitter handle:

“The story that Femi Adesina, Laolu Akande and I provided
confirmation that two new ministers are to be sworn in tomorrow is
false

“If they have a record of who said that, let them publish
it.

“As spokespersons, we report that which has been given to us. As
it is at the moment, we have received no such information.”

It could be recalled that the House of Representatives had
earlier passed a resolution calling for the inauguration of Ocheni
and Hassan by the Acting President.

The Presidency has dismissed reports making rounds on some news
portals that plans have been concluded for the Acting President,
Yemi Osinbajo, to swear-in two ministers from Kogi and Gombe states
on Wednesday‎.

The Ministers are Stephen Ocheni and Suleiman Hassan. Both of
them were confirmed by the Senate in April.

Ocheni is to replace the late former Minister of State for
Labour, James Ocholi, while Hassan is to replace Amina Mohammed who
resigned as Minister of Environment to become the United Nations
Deputy Secretary-General.

Dismissing the reports Tuesday night, Garba Shehu, the Senior
Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, wrote on
his Twitter handle:

“The story that Femi Adesina, Laolu Akande and I provided
confirmation that two new ministers are to be sworn in tomorrow is
false

“If they have a record of who said that, let them publish
it.

“As spokespersons, we report that which has been given to us. As
it is at the moment, we have received no such information.”

It could be recalled that the House of Representatives had
earlier passed a resolution calling for the inauguration of Ocheni
and Hassan by the Acting President.